Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Uganda

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1964
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1985
Legal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2021
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